CTAN update: pst-barcode
Herbert Voß submitted an update to the pst-barcode package. Version: 0.19 License: lppl Summary description: Print barcodes using PostScript Announcement text: -- This version has a lot of changes: - pst-barcode.tex 0.19 2022-07-03 - The parse option was extended to perform replacement of control character names such as ^NUL and ^RS with their ASCII value. - The horizontal alignment of text in matrix symbols was fixed. - Various fixes were made for the encoding of Data Matrix, DotCode and Micro QR Code symbols. - The encoding of QR Code symbols was optimised. - The encoding of Rectangular Micro QR Code symbols was aligned with the final release of the specification. - The linear render now uses filled polygons rather than stroked lines. - Code 93 Extended was amended to not shift encode "$%+/" symbols. - Support was added for USPS FIM E marks. - Support for AI (715) was added to the GS1 linter. - Ultracode tile colours are now defined as RGB rather than CMYK. New tile colour patterns are defined for the upcoming revision. - A bug in the encoding of certain Aztec Code symbols was fixed. - A bug in the encoding of certain Dotcode symbols was fixed. - A bug in the encoding of QR Code symbols containing Kanji compression was fixed. - The rMQR encoding was optimised, potentially resulting in smaller symbols. - The colours for Ultracode symbols were changed to RGB values rather than CMYK. - The metrics for Ultracode symbols was updated and a raw mode was added. - Linting of GS1 AI (4308) was fixed. - Linting of the check character pair for AI (8013) was added. - Linting for GS1 coupon AIs (8110) and (8112) was added. - Linting for GS1 AI syntax data was expanded and fixed. - A convenience encoder for GS1 DotCode was added. - GS1 Composite Component symbols were fixed. - Linting was added to GS1 Composite Components. - Linting for GS1 AI syntax data was added. - A bug in the compact encoding methods 0110X for GS1 DataBar Expanded formats was fixed. - The parse and parsefnc options are now processed by a single routine that allows their escape patterns to coexist in the input data. - Bugs in ECI processing with PDF417 and MicroPDF417 were fixed. - A bug in the seperator pattern for GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite was fixed. - A bug in leaving punctuation mode in Aztec Code was fixed. - An inefficiency in the QR Code encoding was fixed. - ECI support was added to Code One. - A bug in Data Matrix for ECI checks at end of data was fixed. - ECI support was added to Data Matrix, Aztec Code, QR Code, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Maxicode and DotCode. - GS1 DataBar Limited was updated to include a righthand whitespace guard. - Code 32 was fixed to avoid overwriting the provided barcode string. - A new encoder for Swiss QR Code was added. - The Codablock F encoding was optimised potentially resulting in smaller symbols. - The GS1 DataBar Stacked, GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional and GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked separator patterns were fixed. - A bug in GS1-128 that sometimes prevented encoding with a Composite Component was fixed. - Bugs in GS1 Composite Component encoding were fixed. - The GS1 QR Code encoder was fixed. - Changes were required to the package build script due to new defaults in recent versions of GhostScript. - Preliminary support for the Rectangular Micro QR Code symbology was added. - The encoders were amended to workaround a non-standard operator on Harlequin RIPs. - A distict encoder was added for Data Matrix Rectangular Extension. - The Data Matrix encoder was enhanced to include the ISO formats for DMRE. - A crash with a certain encoding of data in GS1 Databar Expanded based symbologies was fixed. - A bug in the Code 128 encoder when composite component linkage flags were used with data terminating in mode C was fixed. - An encoder for the Royal Mail Mailmark symbology was added. - The performance of the renmatrix renderer was slightly optimised. - The performance of the renmatrix renderer was significantly improved. - A recent regression in the Data Matrix encoder was fixed. - The Data Matrix encoder was fixed to avoid certain cases where switching between C40, Text and X12 encoding might latch repeatedly. - Preliminary support for the JAB Code symbology was added. - The raw option was added to the Data Matrix encoder. - The base size of Ultracode symbols was increased. - Support for symbols composed of dots was added to the renmatrix renderer. - The DotCode encoder was amended to use the dotty matrix feature. - A bug in the DotCode encoder's handling of FNC3 message separator characters was fixed. - The DotCode encoder was fixed to support optimised handling o
CTAN update: l3backend
The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3backend package. Version: 2022-08-23 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 backend drivers Announcement text: -- ## [2022-08-23] ### Changed - Approach to setting current color data from LaTeX2e -- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3backend/ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: hereapplies
madmurphy submitted an update to the hereapplies package. Version number: 0.6.0 2022-08-23 License type: gpl3+ Summary description: A LaTeX package for referencing groups of pages that share something in common Announcement text: -- Here Applies 0.6.0 is out! The package has been made easier to translate into other languages and now the \whereapplies macro prints “and”, instead of a comma, before the last page. -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/hereapplies More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/hereapplies Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: beamerswitch
Alex Ball submitted an update to the beamerswitch package. Version number: 1.9 2022-08-20 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Convenient mode selection in Beamer documents Announcement text: -- - It is now possible to choose the underlying class used in article mode using a new option, `articleclass` (thanks to Paul Zehner for the suggestion). -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/beamerswitch More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/beamerswitch Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
New on CTAN: biber-ms-macos
Philip Kime submitted the biber-ms-macos package. Version number: 4.0 License type: artistic2 Summary description: Biber (multiscript) binaries for MacOS Announcement text: -- This package offers multiscript Biber binaries for the MacOS platform. These are to be used with the multiscript biblatex package (biblatex-ms) -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/biblio/biber-ms/biber-ms-macos More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biber-ms-macos Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
New on CTAN: biber-ms-windows
Philip Kime submitted the biber-ms-windows package. Version number: 4.0 License type: artistic2 Summary description: Biber (multiscript) binaries for Windows Announcement text: -- This package offers multiscript Biber binaries for the Windows platform. These are to be used with the multiscript biblatex package (biblatex-ms) -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/biblio/biber-ms/biber-ms-windows More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biber-ms-windows Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
New on CTAN: biber-ms-linux
Philip Kime submitted the biber-ms-linux package. Version number: 4.0 License type: artistic2 Summary description: Biber (multiscript) binaries for Linux Announcement text: -- This package offers multiscript Biber binaries for the Linux platform. These are to be used with the multiscript biblatex package (biblatex-ms) -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/biblio/biber-ms/biber-ms-linux More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biber-ms-linux Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
New on CTAN: biber-ms
Philip Kime submitted the biber-ms package. Version number: 4.0 License type: artistic2 Summary description: A BibTeX replacement for users of BibLaTeX (multiscript version) Announcement text: -- This is the multiscript version of biber (biber-ms) and must be used with the multiscript version of biblatex (biblatex-ms) -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/biblio/biber-ms/base More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biber-ms Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
New on CTAN: biblatex-ms
Philip Kime submitted the biblatex-ms package. Version number: 4.0 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Sophisticated Bibliographies in LaTeX (multiscript version) Announcement text: -- This package is the "multiscript" version of the biblatex package. It is intended to be backwards-compatible with the standard biblatex package and includes significantly enhanced functionality to support multiple scripts/languages of bibliography data fields and support for automatically switching babel/polyglossia languages for different fieldvariants. The intention is that this version will eventually replace standard biblatex and is being released as an independent package to allow for wider testing and feedback. It can be installed in parallel with standard biblatex and the package name is "biblatex-ms". It requires the use of the multiscript version of biber (biber-ms). -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-ms More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-ms Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: l3kernel
The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel package. Version: 2022-08-23 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions Announcement text: -- ## [2022-08-23] ### Added - Shortened range of chars which are left unchanged when converted to strings with `\str_(g)set_convert:Nnnn`. - `\color_if_exist:n(TF)` - Support for case changing Vietnamese characters with 8-bit engines - Parsing of `cmy`, `tHsb` and `&spot` color models to support data exchange with `xcolor` ### Changed - Replace `LaTeX3` in message text by `LaTeX` -- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: pseudo
Magnus Lie Hetland submitted an update to the pseudo package. Version number: 1.2.1 2022-08-23 License type: mit Summary description: Straightforward pseudocode Announcement text: -- Fixes a bug where keys with overlay specifications, of the form `dim<3-4>`, did not work. -- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pseudo More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/pseudo Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@ctan.org https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
